Ethnopharmacological relevance The prevalence of diabetes is on a steady increase
worldwide and it is now identified as one of the main threats to human health in the 21st …

Traditional medicinal practices play a key role in health care systems in countries with
develo** economies. The aim of this survey was to validate the use of traditional medicine …

Quinolizidine alkaloids isolated from various marine and terrestrial animals and plants are
primarily composed of lupinine-, matrine-, and sparteine-type alkaloids. Matrine …

Loranthus micranthus Linn. is a medicinal plant from the Loranthaceae family commonly
known as an eastern Nigeria species of the African mistletoe and is widely used in folkloric …

Cryptococcus neoformans (Cn) is the leading cause of fungal meningitis, a deadly disease
with limited therapeutic options. Dissemination to the central nervous system hinges on the …

This review gives an in depth coverage of the natural products derived from West African
medicinal plants with diverse biological activities. Unique compound classes from West …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Mistletoe extracts (decoctions) are used traditionally in
eastern Nigeria for the management of bone pain, post menopausal syndrome and diabetes …

Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate immune modulatory effect of fractions of
D. stramonium L. leaves on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) followed by …

Quinolizidine derivatives are an important class of substances that are used in the
pharmaceutical industry. In previous studies, the synthesis of these substances is carried out …

In this review series, an attempt has been made to give indepth coverage of natural products
derived from West African medicinal plants with diverse biological activities. In part II of this …